Mr Leung welcomed Mr Xu on his visit to Hong Kong and said that the scope of collaboration between Hong Kong and Shenzhen continues to expand in tandem with the development of the two places. He added that the two governments confirmed the directions for co-operation for next year, including enhanced co-operation between the services industries of the two places, at the Hong Kong/Shenzhen Co-operation Meeting held this morning.

Mr Leung hoped that the two places would strengthen communication and information exchanges on all fronts for mutual benefit, and boost the region's overall competitiveness.